The simple truth of open source is that if you design your business model with an eye towards competition, in which you are the only entity who can exclusively monetize the software product, you must eschew the collaborative aspects of open source – and thus its greatest strength. Collaboration in open source works because the collaborators, all representatives of different institutions, are incentivized to work together for mutual profit. No one is incentivized to work for you, for free, for your own exclusive profit.